Technical assistance & grants program - another way icadv helps to improve the response victims of domestic violence receive from domestic violence agencies and other providers is to offer technical assistance to the front line staff and management level professionals, all facing diverse challenges. Icadv responded to 572 technical assistance contacts from local domestic violence service providers and other professionals on topics related to improving their response to survivors of domestic violence and their children, agency administration, collaboration in the community, service standards and other issues impacting domestic violence in illinois. This technical assistance is provided in person, via telephone and via email. As a pass through entity for victims of crime act (voca) dollars which fund victim services throughout illinois, we are in a unique position to support domestic violence agencies through monitoring and technical assistance to ensure that service standards are met, services are victim centered, and grant funds are used to their maximum advantage. Last year 51 agencies were funded with approximately $20.2 million allocated to providers in voca, approximately $705 thousand allocated in violence against women act funds, and approximately $368 thousand in coronavirus supplemental housing funds to support survivors impacted directly by the covid-19 pandemic.

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